Bruce Arians has been named the Arizona Cardinals head coach

After 17 long days, the Arizona Cardinals have finally found their next head coach.

Apparently the Cardinals front office left impressed from their Thursday interview with Indianapolis Colts offensive Coordinator Bruce Arians. So much so, that the 60-year-old has been hired to take over the vacancy previously held by Ken Whisenhunt.

ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter also reported terms of the agreement earlier in the evening.

While Arians has no official head coaching experience in the NFL, during the 2012 season he took over as the Colts head coach in early October after Chuck Pagano was diagnosed with leukemia. Indianapolis went 9-3 under Arians and made an unlikely run to the NFL playoffs.

In his lone year with the Colts, the team finished the regular season ranked 7th in the NFL in total offense, averaging 419 yards per game.

As an offensive assistant in Pittsburgh for seven years, Arians helped lead the Steelers to six postseason appearances, including two Super Bowl wins in 2005 and 2008.

Ironically, this will not be the first time Arians has replaced Ken Whisenhunt. After Whisenhunt left to become the Cardinals head coach in 2007, Arians replaced him as Pittsburgh’s offensive coordinator.

Arizona’s current defensive coordinator Ray Horton served with Arians in Pittsburgh from 2004-2010. While the Cardinals defense finished the 2012 season finished in top 5 in team defense and takeaways, Arians remained quiet during a Thursday media session about Horton’s future with the team.